[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of West Rockhill 7-23-1991 by Ord. No. 98. Amendments noted where applicable.]
West Rockhill Township shall join with East Rockhill Township and Sellersville Borough in accordance with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act[1] in becoming a participating municipality in the Pennridge Regional Police Commission and Pennridge Regional Police Department in accordance with the Articles of Agreement adopted by the Board of Supervisors on June 25, 1991.
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Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act the following matters are specifically found and determined:
A. 
The conditions of the agreement are as set forth in the Articles of Agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 25, 1991, which is adopted by reference with the same effect as if it had been set out verbatim in this section, a copy of which shall be filed with the minutes of the meeting at which this chapter was adopted;
B. 
The duration of the initial term of the agreement is three years, after which West Rockhill Township's participation is as set forth in the Articles of Agreement;
C. 
The purpose and objectives of the agreement, including the powers and scope of authority delegated in the agreement, are as set forth in the Articles of Agreement;
D. 
The manner and extent of financing is set forth in Article IV of the Articles of Agreement;
E. 
The Pennridge Regional Police Department shall be under the general supervision of a joint board to be known as the "Pennridge Regional Police Commission," consisting of one representative from each participating municipality;
F. 
Property, real or personal, shall be acquired, managed, licensed or disposed from time to time as the Pennridge Regional Police Commission may determine to be necessary or appropriate to meet the purpose and objectives of the regional police department; and
G. 
The Pennridge Regional Police Commission shall be empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including social security, for its employees.